Paradise Water Tower
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| Location | E of int. of Waldo and Main Sts., Paradise, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 39°7′5″N 98°54′56″W / 39.11806°N 98.91556°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1938 |
| Built by | WPA |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, WPA Rustic |
| NRHP reference No. | 06001242[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 17, 2007 |
The Paradise Water Tower, of Paradise, Kansas, United States, is a historic Works Progress Administration project of 1938. It is located east of the intersection of Waldo and Main Sts. in Paradise. The tower was designed in the WPA Rustic style and features an Art Deco limestone entrance surround. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
It is a 17-foot diameter rusticated limestone tower that rises 35 feet and can hold up to 58,000 gallons of water.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Gordon Pfannenstiel and KSHS staff (June 15, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Paradise Water Tower / 167-430-0001". National Park Service.
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- Art Deco architecture in Kansas
- Infrastructure completed in 1938
- Buildings and structures in Russell County, Kansas
- WPA Rustic architecture
- Works Progress Administration in Kansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Russell County, Kansas
- Water towers on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
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